Targeting microglial α-synuclein/TLRs/NF-kappaB/NLRP3 inflammasome axis in Parkinson's disease

Y Li, Y **a, S Yin, F Wan, J Hu, L Kou, Y Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
According to emerging studies, the excessive activation of microglia and the subsequent
release of pro-inflammatory cytokines play important roles in the pathogenesis and …

Alpha-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson's disease

E Srinivasan, G Chandrasekhar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by distinct aging-
independent loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) region …

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate: A phytochemical as a promising drug candidate for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

Y Wang, S Wu, Q Li, W Lang, W Li, X Jiang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG), an abundant polyphenolic component derived from
green tea extract, possesses versatile bioactivities that can combat many diseases. During …

Bacosides from Bacopa monnieri extract: An overview of the effects on neurological disorders

S Banerjee, U Anand, S Ghosh, D Ray… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
From ancient history, complementary and alternative medicines have played a significant
role as holistic therapeutic treatments of various human diseases including cancer, diabetes …

Natural phytochemicals as novel therapeutic strategies to prevent and treat Parkinson's disease: current knowledge and future perspectives

R Balakrishnan, S Azam, DY Cho… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second‐most common neurodegenerative chronic disease
affecting both cognitive performance and motor functions in aged people. Yet despite the …

Green tea epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) targeting protein misfolding in drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases

PB Gonçalves, ACR Sodero, Y Cordeiro - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) of the major bioactive compound of
green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), is well documented. Numerous findings now …

Microglia-targeting nanotherapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases

N Zhao, NL Francis, HR Calvelli, PV Moghe - APL bioengineering, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Advances in nanotechnology have enabled the design of nanotherapeutic platforms that
could address the challenges of targeted delivery of active therapeutic agents to the central …

Alpha-synuclein targeting therapeutics for Parkinson's disease and related synucleinopathies

S Menon, S Armstrong, A Hamzeh, NP Visanji… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
α-Synuclein (asyn) is a key pathogenetic factor in a group of neurodegenerative diseases
generically known as synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with …

Conifers phytochemicals: A valuable forest with therapeutic potential

K Bhardwaj, AS Silva, M Atanassova, R Sharma… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conifers have long been recognized for their therapeutic potential in different disorders.
Alkaloids, terpenes and polyphenols are the most abundant naturally occurring …

Lewy bodies, iron, inflammation and neuromelanin: pathological aspects underlying Parkinson's disease

P Riederer, T Nagatsu, MBH Youdim, M Wulf… - Journal of Neural …, 2023 - Springer
Since the description of some peculiar symptoms by James Parkinson in 1817, attempts
have been made to define its cause or at least to enlighten the pathology of “Parkinson's …